Merle “Tuck” Stockman

STOCKMAN, KAEFRING, MEADE, ASH, ZIMMERMAN, SANN, VITOSH

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 5/11/2010 at 16:31:08

Merle “Tuck” Stockman, 93, of 1580 Upper Old Highway 6 Road NW in Oxford, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at Colonial Manor in Amana.

Merle was born October 31, 1916 in rural Oxford, the son of William and Novello (Kaefring) Stockman. Merle graduated from Cosgrove High School in 19 35 and married Marguerite Meade of rural Cosgrove on January 20, 1943 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Cosgrove. Together they farmed near Oxford for the next 65 years. Merle was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Church in Oxford.

He served on the Joint County School Board of Johnson County [In 1931, Iowa had more than 9000 one room country schools. In 1954, 3500 country schools remained]. He was also a member of the Johnson County Pony Association and the Iowa City Saddle Club. Tuck showed parade ponies and especially enjoyed a good game of euchre.

Survivors include his wife Marguerite; his children, Jean (Robert) Ash of Roseville, California, Bill Stockman (Janet) of Oxford, Rick Stockman (Margaret) of Oxford, Kathleen Zimmerman of Cambridge, Iowa, Patty (Dwight) Sann of Clarion, Iowa and Randy (Debbie) Stockman of Goddard, Kansas; twelve grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, his parents, his sister Velva Vitosh and two brothers, Donald and Orlo.